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Central station

Central is a Purple Line station of the 'L' system. Located at 1024 Central Street in , , the elevated platform sits above Central Street, half a block west of Ridge Avenue.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Purple Line station of the Chicago Transit Authority ‘L’ system
  • Also known as: “Central”
  • Address: 1022 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal Shores Golf Course and Welsh–Ryan Arena.

Golf course
is an 82-acre, 18-hole, par 60 golf course located in a suburban residential neighborhood on the east side of , and . is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Central station.

Stadium
is a multi-purpose arena in , United States, near the campus of . It is home to four Northwestern Wildcats athletic teams: men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Central station.

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has been the name of two in the , located in , a suburb north of near the campus of . is situated 1,900 feet west of Central station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilmette and Evanston Lakeshore Historic District.

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is 16 miles north of . It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the . It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district in , . The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. is situated 2 miles south of Central station.

Village
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is a village in , United States, 15 miles north of downtown . As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,514. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Central station.

Central station

Latitude
42.06414° or 42° 3′ 51″ north
Longitude
-87.68581° or 87° 41′ 9″ west
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Network
Chicago Transit Authority
Open location code
86JJ3877+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249656713
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2944389
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Central station” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Evanston Fire Department Station #23 and Chandler Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Central station”. Photo: Gerald Farinas, CC BY 2.5.